Of ends and means
Security-driven states often wrongly see a conflict between state security and individual freedoms.
I.A. Rehman
The opposition matters
To say that the govt will never have an understanding with the opposition amounts to negating a fundamental premise of democracy.
Two eminent citizens bow out
Death brought down the curtain on the lives of two exceptionally gifted citizens over the past few days -- Professor...
NAB versus human rights
NAB has been able to get away with blue murder on the strength of the myth that all means adopted to fight corruption are fair.
Raw deal for missing persons
A large number of people do not report to the commission as they have little faith in it.
Curable irregularities
Whatever be the name of this system, it cannot be considered in accordance with the Constitution.
A brutalised society
The experience of all nations shows that severe penalties do not cause a decline in crime.
Listen to the critics
Any organisation urging Pakistan to solve the matter of enforced disappearances is acting as a friend.
Hope for prisoners and jails
The steps suggested by the apex court are necessary to mitigate the suffering of prisoners.
Land reforms now
The life of owners of tiny pieces of land is unmitigated misery.
A sad journey
While the senior Bizenjo stuck to the fundamentals, the son chose to be a pragmatist.
Women journalists & Aug 14
The government’s apathy towards women journalists aggravates the plight of all women in the country.
A sham democracy
Is a provincial assembly competent to make laws in the domain of religious affairs?
Bail as of right
We have regressed further from retributive justice; our system has become vindictive.
Now galloping religiosity
The authors of the bill have fuelled a dangerous confrontation.
A Baloch ‘blogger’
There is something to be learned from the life of Babu Abdul Karim Shorish.
A hybrid system?
The solution doesn’t lie in packing the cabinet with strangers.
Kishwar’s undying poetry
The search for finer expression has marked her entire poetic journey.
Threat to academic freedom
It is wrong to make universities conform to the designs of those who are insensitive to pluralism.
Creeping religiosity
Any demand or action can be put beyond discussion in Pakistan by wrapping it in a religious standard.